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My final semester of undergrad was filled with research, thesis writing, and numerous academic and side projects that prevented me from blogging consistently – so I went on hiatus from 서울드림. Now that classes are over, I’m about to graduate, and I’m back to intensive self-study of Korean, I thought I’d share some of what I’ve been working on – particularly the creative writing project that I completed for my independent study course for Korean. I plan to become a published author in both English and Korean, so it’s about time I wrote something longer than poems and super short stories.

Side note: if you’re looking for an American university with an awesome Korean language program and opportunities for studying in Korea, check out the University of Michigan. S/o to the best four years of my life.

But new good things await.

My friend and I, both non-Koreans, participated in this independent study at our university in which we had to write nine episodes of a fan fiction story in Korean. The regular course was offered to heritage speakers (Korean-Americans) but we completed the fan fiction portion of the class as upper-intermediate Korean speakers doing an independent project. We both happened to choose webtoons as our inspiring works. We wrote an episode a week – nine episodes total – and uploaded our work to the Korean Language Program’s fan fiction blog where other students could read, rate, and comment if they chose.

But what fun is it if I can’t share my writing with my 서울드림 followers? I can’t promise incredibly eloquent writing or shocking plot twists (I was severely limited by time in creating each episode), but I can promise that it’s a fun, young love-themed read, especially if you’re already a fan of the webtoon 스피릿 핑거스, or Spirit Fingers. Look out for a new post tomorrow and each week after with a new episode!

Come on. Don’t you want to read the original webtoon AND my fan fiction project for this?

Thanks to my awesome boyfriend’s help and comments from my Korean 선생님 who oversaw this independent study project, I can guarantee that the Korean in my fan fiction is mistake-free. If you find a mistake, it’s all my fault. I probably changed something at the last minute and didn’t check it with someone who actually knows Korean.

#impostersyndrome

Here’s what you might want to know about my Spirit Fingers Fan Fiction: